What kind of home is 4 Forest Avenue, BB12 9EW?

4 Forest Avenue, BB12 9EW is a mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 4 Forest Avenue, BB12 9EW?

4 Forest Avenue, BB12 9EW last sold for £210,000 in December 2021, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £180,000 in March 2019, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 4 Forest Avenue, BB12 9EW?

Across 2 sales between March 2019 and December 2021, 4 Forest Avenue, BB12 9EW rose from £180,000 to £210,000, a change of £30,000. That works out to roughly +5.8% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 4 Forest Avenue, BB12 9EW?

The current EPC rating for 4 Forest Avenue, BB12 9EW is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in June 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4 Forest Avenue, BB12 9EW?

4 Forest Avenue, BB12 9EW has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (840 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4 Forest Avenue, BB12 9EW use?

The latest EPC at 4 Forest Avenue, BB12 9EW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 4 Forest Avenue, BB12 9EW have?

4 Forest Avenue, BB12 9EW has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in December 2021. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Which area is 4 Forest Avenue, BB12 9EW in?

4 Forest Avenue, BB12 9EW sits in Fence, Burnley, Burnley. It falls within the BB12 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around 4 Forest Avenue, BB12 9EW?

Police records around 4 Forest Avenue, BB12 9EW show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (171% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 4 Forest Avenue, BB12 9EW?

The closest primary school to 4 Forest Avenue, BB12 9EW is Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School (124m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Marsden Heights Community College (2.5km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 4 Forest Avenue, BB12 9EW?

The closest bus stop to 4 Forest Avenue, BB12 9EW is Old Laund Street, 65m away. The nearest rail option is Brierfield Rail Station, 1.9km away.

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4 Forest Avenue, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9EW

1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

78 m²

840 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Forest Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Forest Avenue is a mid-terrace house in Fence, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 9EW). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 109), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2021. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £252,000 is 20% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 50.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £210,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Forest Avenue, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9EW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

Dec 2021
SubdivisionFull
In report
Full: Subdivide dwelling house into two separate dwelling houses (Retrospective).
Retrospective
Documents
15 docs on file
Reference
21/0822/FUL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£252,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£210,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

23 December 2021Most recent
£210,000
+16.7%over 2 years
29 March 2019
£180,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 9EW: £149,000 (2019–2006).

Nearby sales in BB12 9EW

On the street

Versus other Forest Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Forest Avenue outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

70 (C)

Street avg 62 (D)

Strongly above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Burnley district page.

Full Burnley report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

2/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Old Laund Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BB12 9EW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BB12 9EW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.2dB

Low

55 dB

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